FINALLY: FIFA Considering 'Goal-line Technology'

I'm a big NHL fan and found it ridiculous that the biggest sport in the World didn't have video goal review.

Bad calls are the absolute worst part of soccer. When a game can be decided by one disallowed goal or a single bad call, it really takes some excitement away. Most other sports have embraced this, I think this is long past due.

it's not like the decision of the goal changes anything right ?
1 goal 2 goals .. no goal ... its all fun right ?

tell that to the millions of ppl watching.

I'm still pissed off about the england disallowed goal.

It probably wouldn't have changed anything, but ya never know. Going into half time tied 2-2 and just tieing it up is a heck of a lot better mental mindset then being down a goal and knowing the you just had a legit goal disallowed.

and look at the mess the French made of it too! they clearly didn't deserve to be there!

Bad calls are unfortunate, but also a part of football. Having a sensor that triggers when the ball fully crosses the goal line is not a bad idea, but that's where it should stop. Adding video reviews would make football a slow game with too many interruptions like handegg.

robots for referees!

Old news.

This was posted yesterday all over the world including big news sites like CNN.

Don't care if you vote me down for pointing this.

They need to consider the Vuvuzela as the official instrument, too. Go VUVUEZELA!

I think it's time most (if not all) sports started embracing technology. You can work out the small details later. (like getting into habit of stopping time in soccer while reviewing footage)

I would like video referees to come into play like they have in rugby. That way the stupid woman players can get sent off for diving like little children

While I see the validity of goal line technology, I do wonder what the psychological effect of eroding the authority of the referees is. Also, isn't hating the refs part of the sport?

yea, that would def interfere with the game, it would be a disaster if football was forced to change because of the video review... Bad calls have been a part of the world cup for 80 years... that said, if they can find a way to make a speedy decision (like a 5th ref at the monitor that can say to the main ref: call handball, call offside, call or don't call goal without much deliberation) it may be a good idea that should not delay the game for more than a few seconds...

at the argentina goal against mexico, i saw the video replay like 15 times while the referees were discussing and players fighting, and at the end of the huge time waste the referees made the wrong call.....really pathetic

Adding this technologies will be a big change to football (soccer). When I watch a match I know and accept that referees errors are part of the game. Half of the players skills are acting related, trying to trick the referee is an important part of the game. Adding these technologies will render the games results more fair, but lower the charm of this sport. On a side note, today kids can play football with the same rules as the World Cup players, after these changes it won't be possible anymore without the adequate infrastructure.

I wonder why they are so protective of having human refs make 100% of the calls. Having a backup system to double check close calls doesn't make the refs any worse. Unless the refs are the ones that has the biggest egos.

FIFA does not implement Preventive Action in their Quality Management System.

The comment "today kids can play football with the same rules as the World Cup players" is totally wrong...

YES kids still will play with the same rules, the only difference is that the pro's have multimillion TV industry watching that can easily afford TV ref's and equipment etc..

In South Africa we have been watching Rugby and Cricket for years with the TV refs and from a spectator point of view it is very entertaining..

adding those view things doesn't mean you have to use it for EVERY SINGLE call.....

btw, just boz the clock stop, doesn't mean momentum doesn't' matter in american football, the next play is just a matter of minute(s) away. And in soccer, player can easily waste time as well... keeper slowly pickup the ball and take all the time he can to kick off... the ball kick back and forward in the back field

A keeper that wastes time gets a yellow card - it was introduced to prevent exactly that. Of course, they do like to push it somewhat.

Bring back Pierluigi Collina...

I support a system where both teams have a set amount of times that they can question the referee's decision. Given the awful quality of refereeing in this World Cup I'd say that five times per team per match is a good starting point.

And Brazil with Kaka's, I'd have to say.

I am not sure about introducing video technology into football as it will effect the continuity of the game, with all the stopping and starting and players questioning virtually every decision.
As an England supporter I think they should of introduced a chip in the ball that sounds a buzzers when it fully crosses the line this is just common sense as it in no way detracts from the game and you have to wonder why it hasn't been introduced even though the idea is an old one.
I am not a conspiracy theorist, however before the world cup a leading member of the Football Association in England was sacked after he made allegations about match fixing which were unsubstantiated. Jorge Larrionda the referee who made the disgusting decision against England had previously disallowed an almost identical goal for Brazil, in the modern game betting syndicates in the countries like Thailand and China make millions betting on obsure points in a game like, throw ins, shots on goal, offsides etc is it so far fetched to think that some of the games in the world are fixed maybe not in there final score but in other factors.
The England goal I feel was crucial towards our exit from the tournament the same the USA disallowed goal was for their's. Admittedly we were outplayed in the 2nd half but if it was 2-2 our approach to the game would have been more pragmatic and we wouldn' have been as exposed as we were conceding the third goal.
I guess we will never know, but I can't help but feel aggrieved at the final decision especially when modern technology clearly pointed out the mistake a couple of seconds later.

Isn't this an American site, I didn't know so many yanks were into Soccerball, sorry I mean Football lol. When I think of the USA and football this is the first thing I think of,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXjCKwBtG0I

My apologies - was replying to the idiot who posted more sales spam and I can't find the forum.

*sheepish*

The "last man" rule is a myth. The punishment would apply to anybody who denies a goalscoring opportunity whether they're the last person in defence or not. I think the interpretation lies in what you believe to be the "last man" - is it the last person in the defence or the last person in your way? In my view, it's the latter.

I know it's not the place for this, but one could argue the following:

1) A red card after giving a penalty for denying a goalscoring opportunity should be dropped to yellow as a goalscoring opportunity still exists, though this would have to depend on how obvious the previous opportunity was - a cynical tackle to prevent someone scoring in an open goal should still be a red.
2) Handball on the goalline should just be rewarded with a goal and no further punishment. Saves time; should've gone in anyway.

I wouldn’t stop at 'Goal-line Technology' to make soccer much more interesting and less boring and corrupt I would impose basketball like timing would give 2x 30 min’s with stop times on interruptions I think it’s time, and technically viable. What about offside line technology?